Nisus Writer Express - Manual (Page 99)

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Scroll through a longer list of fonts
▶ Drag the resize tab at the bottom of the Character palette down to display a longer list of
available fonts.
If you know the name of the font you want, you can click and select the font name in the Family
display and type the first few characters. Nisus Writer Express uses “auto-fill” to sense what
font you want, displaying the closest match (in alphabetical order). When you see the font you
want, press
T to confirm your choice.
If you want to move on to change the typeface and/or size, you can press @ to confirm and
select the next field in the palette.
Change the size of characters
1. Select the text you wish to change.
2. Click and drag the Size slider to the size you want.
The Size box updates to display the actual size of the characters,
If you know the size you want, you can click and select (or double-click) the size display and
type the size you want. Nisus Writer Express uses only whole number sizes. When you are
satisfied, press
T or @ to confirm your choice.
While the slider only goes up to 128 pt., you can enter any size you like in the size display text
box.
Or
1. Select the text you want to have a different size.
2. Choose the size you want from the Size submenu of the Format menu.
You can choose from a variety of sizes or you can increase or decrease the size of your text by
designated increments. The selected text appears in the selected size.
Change the size of characters to a size not listed on the menu
1. Select the text you want to have a different size.
2. Click and drag the Size slider to the size you want.
Or
1. Choose Other… from the Size submenu of the Format menu.
2. Type the number for the size you want.
3. Click OK.
Increase or decrease the size of characters by a specific amount
1. Select the text you want to have a different size.
2. Choose the Increase By… or Decrease By… from the Size submenu of the Format menu.
3. Type the number for the amount you want the size to change.
4. Click OK.
Change the attributes of characters
1. Select the text you want to have a different attribute.
2. Choose the attribute you want from the Format menu.
The selected text appears with the chosen attribute.
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For more information about special attributes in Nisus Writer Express see page 208.
Change the attributes of characters using the “Dropper”
1. Select the text with the attributes you wish to apply elsewhere.
Figure 66
The Dropper with nothing in it (before clicking in text)
1. Click the Dropper on the Toolbar.
The dropper has “absorbed” the attributes. You are now in attribute duplication mode.